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the most wonderful time of the year.

23 Monday Dec 2013

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the most wonderful time of the year.i have mentioned before that this is my favorite time of the year…

any time between mid-November until the first of the New Year is just the most gloriously magical, yet equally stressful, couple of months…

but even with all of the hustle and bustle, the perpetual running around and slew of events, nothing warms my cold, dead heart more than the holiday season.

and of course with all of that comes the endless amount of time spent with family…

but unlike most people who find that to be absolutely awful, i am reveling in the fact that i get to hang out with the individuals that i adore the utmost.

when i was younger, there was nothing i despised more than having to stay at home and spend an evening with anyone other than my friends…

obviously when you are an adolescent, you tend to believe that all parental units suck and FOMO and YOLO forever…

but i think that since we are still so immature in that point in our lives, we have no idea just how much more important that kind of time is, as opposed to constantly wanting to be with our peers.

as i have grown older, wiser and gracefully matured, the level of appreciation, love and respect i have for my mother and father has increased dramatically, and i genuinely look forward to the moments that we get together…

that kind of quality time has become the number one priority on my very short list of vitality.

not to mention, my parents are cool as heck, so really, i am only winning in this situation.

therefore, all of those people who dread this time of the year because they have to make time to reconnect with their relatives, i just do not fucking understand their type.

sure, we all go through some shit with our family members at some point in our lives…

and yes, maybe some of it is unforgivable, and in that case, i get it…

but in the long run, they will be the ones who have been there all along…

and to me, that means everything.

so here is to wishing you and yours a drama-free, relaxing and extremely happy holiday season!

enjoy it while it lasts…

love always,

Shekardaneh Claus

 

the spring in my step.

26 Tuesday Mar 2013

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the spring in my step.if you have been unable to tell up until this point, primarily from my 11-letter first name which means “A Grain of Sugar”, i am Persian (like the cat – meow)…

and although i am not necessarily religious, i take great pride in being a halfsie (half Muslim/half Zoroastrian).

with that being said, my favorite holiday in all of my immortal being (and really the only one that my entire family celebrates) is Persian New Year.

most commonly known as Nowrūz which translates to New Day, our New Year is observed on the first day of spring, seeing as how the beginning of the Persian Calendar falls on the Northward equinox between March 19th and 21st.

honestly, all that means to me is a chance to start over again, approximately two and a half months after the universally distinguished kickoff of the Civil Year on January 1st…

and in my opinion, i think that makes me pretty fortunate.

as is customary with the commencement of a new year, i make a mental/verbal/written list of all of my hope-to-stick-to ‘Resolutions’ sometime in January, (which i conveniently made into a “To Do List” and shared with the avid readers of my blog on January 24th of this year)…

and since i have yet to keep up with any of them (as is also habitual, i suppose), i genuinely feel like PNY is my second chance in as many months to unquestionably lock down and make them happen.

therefore i would just like to take a moment to not only wish my fellow Persians and also my Non-Persians alike, a superbly Happy and Healthy 1392…

but to additionally pose a friendly reminder to vivify whatever promises you made to yourself in order to begin anew.

may the fire you built on Chahārshanbe-Sūri take your sickness, problems and paleness away, and in turn provide you and your loved ones with warmth, euphoria and energy…

SALEH NOU MOBARAK!

the unresolved resolutions.

24 Thursday Jan 2013

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the unresolved resolutions.i have been thinking a lot about resolutions…

probably because it is still January and even though we are nearing the end of the month, some people have yet to stop wishing me a “Happy New Year”.

needless to say, it’s been on my mind…

now, i don’t usually make these types of bold declarations because let’s be honest, who actually keeps up with their broken promises anywhere after the second week of any given new year?

however, despite my loads of negativity, i have decided that maybe this time i would resolute to do some things that are not so cliché (i.e. eat better – which i plan to do), daunting (i.e. lose weight – which i plan to do… again) and typical (i.e. enjoy life more – which i plan to do… once i’m rich).

but in order to be successful in my endeavor, i have chosen to simply call this a “To Do List” (with a 365 day deadline)…

therefore, here are some things i would like to accomplish in 2013:

  • receive a massage once every two months
  • also maybe, throw in a few facials
  • quit being fake nice to people i genuinely dislike, and simply start ignoring them
  • learn how to ride a bicycle
  • develop an actual savings account
  • drink more tea
  • perhaps try to halt my cyber stalking
  • trust in the process of life
  • possibly post my first picture on Instagram for the 260+ followers that i don’t understand why i have
  • get engaged
  • or at least, maybe begin planning a potential wedding for when i do
  • prevent myself from telling everyone that i will stab them in the face if they don’t do what i say
  • take a tropical vacation
  • tone down the fucking cussing
  • stop thinking i know anything about making my own juice cleanses
  • invest in candles
  • put myself on a 15 minute time out every day just to relax and regroup
  • when in doubt, smile
  • find a job where management respects their employees
  • or better yet, become my own boss

but most importantly, i need to learn to realize that although misery loves company, so does happiness…

so i want to just be happy.

with that being said, i am ready to grab 2013 by its lopsided little balls and show it that i mean fucking business!

24 days down, 341 more to go…

the completion of the beginning.

27 Thursday Dec 2012

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the completion of the beginning.in January of this year, i finally decided to start a blog…

it came after years and years of coaxing amidst threats from my devoted friends and dedicated fans, who were constantly being subjected to my ramblings, musings and epiphanies on Facebook and MySpace.

so i arranged to stop putting off what i had always been too lazy to do…

and after a month of working on the little details that drive my OCD into a raging frenzy, i chose to debut my site when the date (1/2/12) and the time (12:12) somehow mirrored one another.

but before i published my first piece, i made a tiny resolution:

i told myself that i would post at least twice a month and allow for a one month hiatus when i was either too busy to think or when writer’s block had wreaked havoc on my fragile little brain.

surprisingly, almost one year later, i have managed to keep up with that promise that i secretly made to myself…

and that right there has set the premise for the new year that we are about to embark on in these subsequent five days.

therefore, i am going to keep this last post of 2012 as short (5’3”) and as sweet (shekardaneh means “a grain of sugar”) as myself…

thank you to my 1100+ followers for supporting me and permitting my extraneous remarks to find life in your everyday hodgepodge.

although i would still force myself to write on here even without all of you present, it is so much more heartwarming to know that i actually have an audience instead of just talking to myself.

so i appreciate your sanction…

and your time…

and just you.

i wish you a glittering new year’s eve…

and look forward to further corrupting you in 2013.

bonne année et bonne santé!